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DMK, allies protest replacement of MGNREGA

The Times of India 25 Dec 2025
He asked what was the defect in the MGNREGA that resulted in the need for the new act.At Guntur in Trichy district, Trichy MP Durai Vaiko said endorsing the change in name is equivalent to siding against the welfare of the impoverished.
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Congress protests in Bengal over renaming of MGNREGA; State Congress chief courts arrest

The Hindu 24 Dec 2025
They condemned the Union government’s decision to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the flagship 100-day work scheme ....
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‘Collapse of MGNREGA Scheme stems from deep-rooted hatred of RSS for Mahatma Gandhi’

The Hindu 24 Dec 2025
Leading a protest organised by the parties of the Secular ...
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The person who conceptualised work on demand for the rural poor is forgotten

The Siasat Daily 24 Dec 2025
There has been a din, and even justified, about the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) ... He was later the chairman of the legislative council for an unbroken 18 years ... Also Read. VB-G RAM G versus MGNREGA ... .
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MGNREGA is gone: What the new VB‑GRAM bill means for rural India

The Hindu 23 Dec 2025
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been replaced by a new law, which promises 125 days of work and a ...
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DMK, allies to take MGNREGA row to rural population

The Times of India 23 Dec 2025
They aim to explain its impact on beneficiaries as VB-G RAM G scheme replaces MGNREGA ... CPI functionary K Suresh, who participated in the SPA meeting, said that modifications to the MGNREGA scheme will significantly affect beneficiaries in rural areas.
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Sachin Pilot calls govt’s replacing of MGNREGA ‘historic mistake’

The Siasat Daily 23 Dec 2025
AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot has termed the central government replacing the rural employment act MGNREGA, as a “historic mistake” and a systematic attack on the livelihood chances of those amongst us, who have the least.
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MGNREGA workers to get wages within 7 days, UP govt tells House

Hindustan Times 23 Dec 2025
LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that the wages of MGNREGA workers will now be paid in seven days, instead of 15, and the guaranteed number of work days will be increased from 100 to 125 ... Mgnrega.
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VB-G RAM G Act will transform rural India: Union agriculture minister

The Siasat Daily 23 Dec 2025
Jaipur ...The Congress is worried and criticising the scheme, claiming it will snatch jobs. This is a far better scheme that will completely transform villages,” he said ... VB-G RAM G act undermines MGNREGA’s rights-based framework ... .
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